Ethiopian long-distance runner Feyisa Lilesa arrives in the US

Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms above his head at the finish line of the Men's Marathon athletics event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 21, 2016. Lilesa crossed his arms above his head as he finished the race as a protest against the Ethiopian government's crackdown on political dissent. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

According to BBC, Ethiopia’s long-distance runner Feyisa Lilesa, who said he wanted to seek asylum after making an anti-government gesture in Rio, has arrived in U.S.A.

Lilesa crossed the line in the Rio marathon with his arms above his head in solidarity with Oromo activists who are staging protests in Ethiopia.